3 Best Sights in Osoyoos, Okanagan Wine Country

Run by the Osoyoos Indian Band, this well-designed museum—the name is pronounced "in-ka-meep"—has exhibits about the area's aboriginal community, the region's natural setting, and the animals that make their home in this desert environment. Don't miss "Sssnakes Alive!," a daily show featuring live rattlesnakes and other creatures native to the area. You can also walk to a reconstructed village that includes two pit houses, a tepee, and a sweat lodge. (Bring water, since there's little shade along the trails.) The center's exterior is a striking, environmentally friendly earth wall built of a mix of soil, water, a small amount of cement, and pigment.

The arid, antelope-brush ecosystem is home to flora and fauna found nowhere else in the country. Located at the entrance of the society's 67-acre park, the interpretive center shares displays and more about the unique local ecology. You can also take a one-hour guided tour along a boardwalk leading through the desert.